Summary: Since September 11, 2001, the intelligence community has been at the center of key national security events including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the hunt for Osama Bin Laden and other key terrorism figures, leaks by Edward Snowden, and disclosures about the CIA's rendition program. During that same period of time, the management of the intelligence community has been reformed, executive agencies have reorganized themselves to better interact with the intelligence community, and most recently, the CIA has announced a fundamental reorganization of its key functions. Our panel will consider how the government can best manage the intelligence community. We will discuss the role of Congressional oversight, the ability to demand accountability, whether the current structure of the intelligence community is optimal, and if effectiveness measures can be applied to intelligence work. -- The Federalist Society's International & National Security Law Practice Group presented this panel during the 2015 National Security Symposium on April 29 in Washington, D.C. -- Featuring: Michael Allen, Managing Director, Beacon Global Strategies LLC, former Majority Staff Director, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counter-proliferation Strategy; Eli Lake, Columnist, Bloomberg View; and Hon. Benjamin A. Powell, Partner, WilmerHale LLP, and former General Counsel to the Director of National Intelligence. Moderator: Matthew R.A. Heiman, Vice President, Chief Compliance & Audit Officer, Tyco. Welcome and Introduction by Dean A. Reuter, Vice President and Director of Practice Groups, The Federalist Society.
